Legal
Legal matters are a core focus for local and state government agencies, encompassing the creation, interpretation, and enforcement of laws and regulations that govern public affairs. Legal frameworks ensure that government actions are consistent with the rule of law and protect citizens’ rights. Though by no means a perfect system – enforcement inequities continue to make the headlines – local leaders strive to create laws that work fairly for all.
Auditors also found that the board reimbursed fire departments for training courses without getting documentation on who provided the trainings and their qualifications
The city agreed to pay the officer $145,000 and to rewrite its civil service medical examiner’s policies
Improving staffing at Georgia’s prisons is one of the biggest challenges facing the system; A senator said it was important to study the staffing issue and come up with solutions to attract qualified COs
The suit alleges the use violates the National Environmental Policy Act as the chemicals accumulate on streets and seep into surrounding waterways
The suit alleges federal agencies overstepped their constitutional limits
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A report found that most of the three-quarters of a million people held in U.S. jails have the right to vote, but many of them are unable to
The city of Louisville will pay millions to Breonna Taylor’s mom and reform police practices
The new rule also requires EMS providers to maintain a distance of six feet from any member of the public who is not a patient
Kenneth Walker is seeking immunity from prosecution under Kentucky’s “stand your ground” law, local news outlets reported
The lawsuit alleges a new state law allowing a November vote on abolishing the county police agency is unconstitutional
The suit alleges deputies used excessive force by shooting at teachers with airsoft guns during an active shooter drill
The court invalidated parts of the law where it encompasses speech tending to “encourage” or “promote” a riot
It’s the first case brought against an officer since Washington voters in 2018 made it easier to prosecute police for using deadly force
The lawsuit alleges Elijah McClain was unlawfully stopped on the street and that officers later sought to justify their treatment of him
This comes after a British media company, The Daily Mail, released part of the videos August 3
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A federal judge had halted the release of disciplinary records online last week after unions sued
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